I Am NOT Black, You are NOT White
These Labels were Made Up to Divide us. I am not black, you are not white. Drop the labels.
‘A Matter of Trust’: The Grim Reality Behind Indigenous Vaccine Fears
The BC government has prioritized remote First Nations communities. But a record of health-care racism has left many skeptical.
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Racial Microaggressions Are Real. Here’s How to Navigate Them
White people find my halo of gravity-defying hair irresistible to the touch. I don’t mind as long as they ask before they cop a...
Why saying “I don’t see race at all” just makes racism...
When I was growing up in the 1980s, we were taught that the way to be a good person was to swear that race...
Companies aren’t ‘comfortable’ talking about anti-Black racism. Here’s how to start
Claire says she has been told numerous times by her employer she’s “too political” when she talks about anti-Black racism in her workplace. The...
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Activist and poet Keosha Love on being Black in Canada
Toronto activist and poet Keosha Love uses her art, words, and connection to community to amplify Black voices. She says we need to dismantle...
Black Voters Know Climate Justice Is Racial Justice
It’s not only been a summer season (now autumn) of a deadly pandemic, toxic politics, and social unrest, but the nation has been rocked...
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White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
Through work to bring materials from Women’s Studies into the rest of the curriculum, I have often noticed men’s unwillingness to grant that they...
History of Racism in Canada
Systemic racism exists in Canada today because our country was created to separate White people from Black and Indigenous people.
The difference between being “not racist” and antiracist
There is no such thing as being "not racist," says author and historian Ibram X. Kendi. In this vital conversation, he defines the transformative...
How Can We Win
On Saturday May 30th filmmaker and photographer David Jones of David Jones Media felt compelled to go out and serve the community in some...
White People, Are You Done “Listening & Learning” Yet?
Like open-concept workspaces and infinitely stocked snack bars, the latest trend in corporate culture is fixing racism through town halls and open dialogue. It’s...
What Does A Workplace That Prioritizes, Supports And Centers Black Women...
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson explored the idea of an American racial caste system in her new book Caste. Wilkerson indicated that within the...
